Charity Retail Furniture and DIY Volunteer

Volunteer to help Sue Ryder be there when it matters.

As a Furniture and DIY Volunteer in our Sue Ryder charity shop in Wickford at The Willow Shopping Centre, you will be able to support us to display, build and sell furniture.

We have a busy furniture department! We are very fortunate with the amazing furniture donations we receive. But - we really need some Furniture and DIY volunteers who can help us weekly at the shop. This role will include moving furniture (*note heavy lifting involved), helping to display them in store - and to help customers who wish to buy them.
For those of you with DIY skills, we also have a range of furniture that needs building each week - this would suit a person who can clearly understand written instructions and has some experience with building flat pack items.

If you can help us for a few hours (or more!) each week, we would love to hear from you and offer you a taster session.
Join us and become one of the store’s friendly faces who will help us to provide the best customer experience whilst playing an important role in raising funds for our charity work.

Please note - we have a minimum age requirement in our shops of 18. We regret that we cannot proceed with your application if you are not yet 18.

The Role - Furniture & DIY Volunteer
• Receiving donations and deliveries of furniture items
• Sorting, labelling, pricing of stock
• Building furniture / preparing and displaying items for sale
• Greeting and helping customers - including transporting heavy items to car
• Light cleaning/tidying duties to keep the shop inviting and well presented.

About you - Furniture Volunteer
• Able to follow instructions to build furniture to a high standard.
• Able to lift and move heavy furniture items.
• Enjoy helping and engaging with customers.
• Enthusiastic and pro-active
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Reliable

How you will benefit
• Make new friends and become a part of your local community.
• Be part of a friendly team
• Learn new, transferable skills and enhance your CV.
• Flexible working
• Volunteer discount on donated goods
• Travel expenses - we are happy to reimburse reasonable travel expenses for a minimum regular commitment.

About Sue Ryder
Sue Ryder is one of the largest charity retailers in the UK with over 400 shops. Every item sold in our shops generates funding so we can continue to provide 2.7 million hours of expert medical, practical, bereavement and emotional support every year, in our hospices, in people's homes and in the community. We are here to make sure that everyone approaching the end of life or living with grief can access the support they need.

Sue Ryder places huge value on the diversity that we have within our team of volunteers and supporters.

*Winners of the Employer of the Year for the People in Retail Awards 2023 - Retail Bulletin*

If you have any questions, please contact our team at volunteer.recruitment@sueryder.org or visit: www.sueryder.org